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MEETING OF CRASTER PARISH COUNCIL
Thursday 16th June 2016 - 7:15pm in the Craster Memorial Hall
Present
Chair: Cllr Gallon
Parish Council members: Cllr
Pearson, Cllr Smith, Cllr Baird, Cllr Punton
Clerk: Ruth Younger
2057. Declaration of interests
Cllr Punton has been
elected onto the Development Trust. He will amend his dispensation
request accordingly.
2058. Apologies received
Cllr Sutherland, Cllr
Owen, Cllr Craster, Cllr Brooks, County Cllr Cairns
2059. Minutes of the previous meetings
Resolution: unanimous vote to
accept the minutes as an accurate record.
Proposed: Cllr Smith
Seconded: Cllr Baird
2060. Matters arising from the minutes not covered
elsewhere on the agenda
None
2061. Parish Council vacancy
The Clerk has not
received any expressions of interest for co-option to the Parish
Council.
Action: Cllr Gallon will change the
notices on the notice boards to show a vacancy for co-option.
2062. County Councillor's update.
Cllr Cairns sent a
written report, which was read out by the Clerk. It has been summarised
below.
• I
have worked with the Parish Council and officers at County Hall on the
recent closure of the quarry car park for the filming of Vera in the
village. Following the close of filming I have conveyed the long list
of concerns and areas for improvement written up by Cllr Gallon to
officers at County Hall. I shall keep the PC informed of any response.
• I
have chased again by phone and email a follow up on the parking issues
raised at the recent meeting at County Hall with members of the PC and
officers from parking service and highways.
• I
have taken up comments about omission of weeding around the new
grasscrete along the wall of the Church.
•
I noted that a section of the grasscrete on Heugh Wynd had been
sprayed with weed killer during spraying of the footpath and this has
been raised with the contractor to ensure more care is taken not to
impinge on the grasscrete.
2063. Planning Matters
The Clerk reported that
planning permission had been granted for the applications submitted for
Dunstan Hall and 9 Whin Hill.
The new planning
application circulation guidelines were adopted following a unanimous
vote in favour.
Proposed: Cllr Punton
Seconded: Cllr Smith
2064. Neighbourhood Plan Parish Meeting
Cllr Gallon reported
that Cllr Jennifer Hall from Beadnell Parish Council and David English
from Northumberland County Council will be our speakers. The event will
be held at 7pm on Tuesday 12th July in the Memorial Hall.
Cllr Gallon will draft
an agenda and circulate it to Parish Councillors. The meeting will
cover Neighbourhood Plans and Residents Parking.
2065. Location filming of ‘Vera’
The summary circulated
by Cllr Gallon formed the starting point for the discussion, which was
wide-ranging. Councillors all expressed their disappointment over the
management of the filming. They shared past experiences of when filming
had been carried out in the village but the community had been more
involved in the process. Councillors were particularly frustrated by
the lack of consultation with residents and businesses on this
occasion. However, they also wished to make clear that they were not
against filming taking place in Craster.
Cllr Cairns sent the
concerns raised by the Parish Council onto Officers at Northumberland
County Council. Cllr Gallon shared their initial response, which
thanked the Parish Councillors for their efforts.
It was agreed that the
Parish Council would share a summary of the lessons learnt from this
experience, both bad and good, with other Parish Councils in
Northumberland. Cllr Gallon will prepare this letter and share it by
email with other Parish Councillors for their approval, before the
Clerk circulates it more widely. This letter will also be shared with
the Northumberland Gazette.
It was also agreed that
the Parish Council would allow Northumberland County Council to lead
discussions with ITV to get a full response before they took any more
formal action with the film company.
Cllr Gallon reported
that news of the filming was shared with the Clerk by telephone
late-afternoon on Monday. To allow the Parish Council to act, he had to
consult with at least one Officer of the Council. When Cllr Owen and
the Clerk were unavailable, he consulted with Cllr Punton and Cllr
Craster to agree the action that should be taken by the Parish Council.
The Parish Councillors agreed that this action was reasonable.
2066. Proposed repairs to Craster Public Footpaths 17
and 24
It was agreed that the
Clerk should respond to Northumberland County Council to suggest they
consider revising their plans as the main walking route is along the
coastal path. If possible, improvements to the path should be
concentrated along the busiest part of the path rather than the lightly
used link from the coastline to Heugh Road.
2067. Minute archive
The Clerk brought the
minutes from 2001 – 2016 and they are now being stored alongside the
previous minute book in the Memorial Hall. It was agreed that the plan
to take them to Woodhorn should be discussed at the next meeting.
2068. Dunstan Road Works
Cllr Smith reported that
water is lying across the road, which will cause problems in the winter
when it is icy. A camber should be installed to resolve this issue. It
was agreed this should be discussed at the next meeting.
2069. EJBC
Cllr Pearson raised a
query about the cost of internment for ashes. This will be discussed
again at the next meeting, after the EJBC have resolved it.
2070. Craster Community Trust.
Cllr Punton reported
that new chairs had been purchased for the Memorial Hall, and they were
currently looking into replacing the tables. A donation was received
from ITV / Vera filming for the Recreation Area.
2071. AONB
Nothing to report
2072. Fixed asset maintenance.
Cllr Gallon will submit
a report to the next meeting.
The issue of
water-logged gravel bins was raised.
Action: The Clerk will contact
Northumberland County Council to ask what remedial action can be taken.
2073. Tourist Amenities / Grant Funding
Cllr Brooks sent a
written report which was read out by the Clerk. She is continuing her
discussions with the Northumberland Wildlife Trust about signage.
Cllr Punton expressed
the need to make progress with the signage in the village. It was
agreed this would be discussed in more detail at the next meeting, with
reports from Cllr Owen about costs and Cllr Punton about those willing
to contribute to the signs.
2074. Car Parking
Nothing to report
2075. Transparency Fund
The Clerk has submitted
the grant application for a printer and scanner. The Parish Council are
not eligible for a grant for a new laptop.
Cllr Gallon reported
that NALC should be providing a template website soon.
2076. Financial matters.
•
Current Account Balance: £11,247.89
•
Spent & Received: none
•
Clerk/HMRC wages & expenses: £162.21
o
The Clerk submitted a claim for £3.00 without a receipt, covering
a payment for insufficient postage. It was unanimously agreed this
should be accepted.
Proposed: Cllr Smith
Seconded: Cllr Baird
• Cheques required:
o NALC annual
subscription was approved.
The Annual Return was
presented by the Clerk. It was agreed that Cllr Smith and the Clerk
would have delegated authority to sign off the final form, once issues
surrounding access to the Parish Council bank account had been resolved.
Proposed: Cllr Gallon
Seconded: Cllr Baird
2077. Correspondence received.
a.
Start-up funding grants from Seahouses Development Trust
b. CAN
Training – 8th September
Both items were noted.
2078. Items for Next Agenda
Signage
Footpath access
2079. Information Share
The Clerk reported that
Northumberland County Council had not acted on the report submitted
about the footpath and missing sign at the Harbour Lights.
2080. Date and Time of Next Meeting
Thursday 21st July 2016
at 7:15pm in Craster Memorial Hall
Open to Press and Public
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